Bibliograph

After Buddhism, rethinking the Dharma for a secular age, Stephen Batchelor

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After Buddhism, rethinking the Dharma for a secular age, Stephen Batchelor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-371) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

After Buddhism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

906878132

Responsibility statement

Stephen Batchelor

Sub title

rethinking the Dharma for a secular age

Summary

"This original and provocative book presents a new framework for understanding the remarkable spread of Buddhism in today's globalized world. It also reminds us of what was so startling about the Buddha's vision of human flourishing."--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

After Buddhism -- Mahānāma : the convert -- A fourfold task -- Pasenadi : the King -- Letting go of truth -- Sunakkhatta : the traitor -- Experience -- Jīvaka : the doctor -- The everyday sublime -- Ānanda : the attendant -- A culture of awakening -- Selected discourses from the Pali canon

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